EMERY GRAY: This isn't a story about pining. It's not about the chase. It's not about hiding our feelings. Our story starts with Alaric deciding to befriend me by taking control of my almost-canceled ghost-hunting trip. Alaric isn't stupid. He spots the way my cheeks pinken when he suggests sharing a bed. Therefore, my crush is revealed. And it only spirals from there. While hunting ghosts with Triple-A, I learn more about the sweet, pained boy underneath Alaric's mask. Not only that, but the unobtainable Triple-A decide they adore me. They want to keep me around. This story isn't about pining, chasing one another, hiding feelings, or otherwise. This is the story of our relationship. It starts as a crush, grows, and explodes into a romance I will do anything to hold onto. And not even my friends can tell me Alaric isn't worth my time because he is. Alaric is everything. So, I will hunt ghosts with Triple-A. I will get closer to Alaric. I will fall in love with him. But it doesn't come without a few bumps along the way. ALARIC BENSON: Sexuality is not black and white. I've never identified as anything. I'm not straight, bisexual, gay, or otherwise. I'm simply a human being. After intruding on Emery's ghost-hunting trip, I start to learn more about myself than I realize. First, I love those freckles that dust over his nose. Second, I love the sound of his laugh. Third, I suddenly find myself doing anything to make him mine. Despite our fears of the friend group we share, we decide to pursue a relationship. Throwing caution to the wind, I gather Emery in my arms, and we soar through North Carolina on a ghost-hunting adventure. I refuse to allow anyone to tell Emery his interests are childish. And I will make sure I'm the one who tells him that everything about him is spectacular. If I'm going to crash and burn, I'd prefer to burn in my love for him. And that's a promise.
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